Railroad, Express, & Street Railway Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a 1917 Kansas City, Missouri Terminal Railway Special Police badge. The badge is a five-pointed star within a circle and reads K.C. TER. RY. SPECIAL 678 POLICE KANSAS 1917 CITY, MO. VINTAGE: Circa 1917. SIZE: 2-1/4" diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1940s-1950s Pittsburgh Railways Company inspector hat badge and agreement booklet for railway employees. Also included is a memorandum dealing with paid holiday time from 1958 addressed to Elmer A. Koch, the presumed original owner of...

ARTIFACT: This is an early 1960s Canadian National Railway wooden hanger from a passenger car. It shows the simple "CN" logo of the company that began in 1918 and is still "North America's Railroad". VINTAGE: Circa early 1960s. SIZE: Approximately 9"...

ARTIFACT: This is a 10 karat gold pin that was given to an employee with 40 years of service by New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad (N.Y., N.H. & H.) The N.Y., N.H. & H operated from 1872 until 196The pin is the shape of the front of the train's...

ARTIFACT: This is a badge for the Boston and Maine Railroad's "Snow Train", which operated from 1931-1971 during the winter to bring adventurers from Massachusetts to slopes and villages in Vermont and New Hampshire. The badge shows a man cross-country...

ARTIFACT: This is a fabulous, heavy and huge circa 1930s engine nose plaque for the Baltimore & Ohio (B&O) Railroad. Started in 1830, the B&O was an effort by the port city of Baltimore to open up routes to the west rivaling the Erie Canal. The B&O...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1930 Railway Express Agency Police badge #27. VINTAGE: Circa 1930. SIZE: About 1-3/4" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Chrome-plated nickel with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical kick pin with a...

ARTIFACT: This is a C, St. P, M, & O Railway Special Police 6-Point Star Badge. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: About 1-7/8" in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated brass with painted detail. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one piece...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890s Cedar Rapids, Iowa Railroad Police 5-point star badge #12. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: About 2-5/8" in width by 2-1/2" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass with painted details. ATTACHMENT: Vertical one...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 Saint Louis Ð San Francisco Railroad ("Frisco Lines") employee badge. The badge is a simple oval and is engraved with the words ST L. Ð S. F. R.R. STATION MAIL EMPLOYEE. VINTAGE: Circa 1916. SIZE: 1-3/16" height and...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare Pennsylvania County Railroad Special Police "Strike Buster" brass 6-point star badge. VINTAGE: Circa early 1900s. SIZE: About 2-5/8" in width by 3" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Brass with painted detail...

ARTIFACT: This is a numbered 1920s Baltimore & Ohio (B & O) Railroad police badge. Started in 1830, the B&O was an effort by the port city of Baltimore to open up routes to the west rivaling the Erie Canal. The B&O eventually also ran from Baltimore to...